Adobe, Apple working together on Flash for iPhone — Once thought to be building Flash for the iPhone mostly on its own, Adobe has mentioned at the World Economic Forum that it's not only continuing work on the animation plug-in but has teamed up with Apple to make it a reality.

How Twitter Was Born — Twitter was born about three years ago, when @Jack, @Biz, @Noah, @Crystal, @Jeremy, @Adam, @TonyStubblebine, @Ev, me (@Dom), @Rabble, @RayReadyRay, @Florian, @TimRoberts, and @Blaine worked at a podcasting company called Odeo, Inc. in South Park, San Francisco.

Dell's rumored smartphone: Look out RIM — OK, so Dell and Apple have been locked in a marketing war for years. Dell has long been considered the default PC for enterprise, while Apple has positioned itself as the most influential consumer computer brand in the world.

The Killer Meme - Alive and Well in 2009 — What would technology coverage be without somebody, somewhere, saying that this rumored thing is going to be the killer of that existing thing. Welcome to 2009, everything is fine, situation normal. — Matt Hickey, the freelance writer …

Flatworld: Open Textbooks — Flatworld, a open textbook publishing company, has finally come out of private beta. Here's what makes it different: … This isn't entirely new - for example, Rice University is doing something similar with its opencourseware - but it's probably the first time it's been made the basis of a startup.

Interactive photo-hunt game on YouTube — Boing Boing reader Joe Sabia says he's created the first ever interactive photo hunt on YouTube. “There are 30 levels to the game, recapping all the big nominees for the oscars. 64 videos in all. i made use of youtube's annotations... thought you would enjoy.”

BART signs 20-year deal for Wi-Fi — A pilot project testing high-speed Internet access on portions of BART will expand systemwide, allowing people to surf the Web, send e-mail and videoconference when riding the rails or waiting in the stations. — The goal is to outfit the 104 miles …